Utica's offensive line paves way for Baldwin's historic performance

5:19 PM,
Oct. 15, 2013

Written by

Andrew King
For The Advocate

In Friday's 59-38 rout of Heath, Utica saw running back Travis Baldwin rush for a school-record 469 yards. Although Baldwin deservedly receives most of the credit for the outburst, the historic evening would not have been possible without a stout offensive line plowing the way.

For first-year head coach Charlie Smith, who said the offensive line was the key in the game, senior lineman Kevin Bigler was a huge part of that performance.

But the 6-foot-2, 250-pound lineman, who also is a wrestler at Utica, almost never took the field. ...